Meaning

• A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

  "I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it."

• An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

  "The newspaper review was full of praise for the play."

• A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

  "The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case."

• A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

  "The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces."

• A survey of the available items or material.

  "The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants."

• A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

  "The Times Literary Review is published in London."

• A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

  "The troops assembled for a review by the Queen."

• A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

  "The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices."

Meaning

• To survey; to look broadly over.

  "Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem."

• To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

  "The critic reviews every new play in London."

• To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

• To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

• To view or see again; to look back on.

• To retrace; to go over again.